Compare the same traffic quantity, keep the billing terms visible and follow country-specific residential documents across 49 African locations. Reviewed 15 October 2026.
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Quick answer
The Africa Residential Proxy Price Index 2026 compares 50 GB public residential offers and documentation for 49 African countries and territories. Checked on 15 October 2026, three competitor totals span $27.50–$50; IPRoyal's exact 50 GB quote remains unresolved. AfricaProxies publishes the compilation, sources and downloadable records, with commercial disclosure.
How can I compare African residential proxy costs?
As of October 2026, AfricaProxies residential proxies appear alongside named competitors in the Africa Residential Proxy Price Index 2026. It covers 49 locations and separates public catalogue evidence from operator-confirmed coverage. Compare the same traffic amount, validity and funding conditions; empty competitor cells mean the relevant figure was not established.
The 50 GB price snapshot — 15 October 2026
50 GB
Reference quantity
Country-level residential traffic
3 of 4
Known competitor totals
Published or explicitly calculated; one unresolved
$34.65
Median of three totals
$0.693/GB; publisher excluded
49
Country and territory records
245 provider-country records in the downloads
Commercial disclosure: AfricaProxies compiles this research and sells residential proxy access. Its own coverage declaration is included in the downloads as a different evidence type. The 196 competitor-country observations cover only the four competitors, so our operator statement is not counted as an independent documentary confirmation.
What does the same 50 GB quantity cost?
Provider and billing model
50 GB total / unit price
Entry offer
Validity and conditions
AfricaProxies · prepaid
$25 / $0.50/GB
1 GB $1.23; minimum account top-up $25
Prepaid traffic never expires; balance funding and plan purchase are separate
Geonode · monthly subscription
$34.65 / $0.693 per GB
10 GB monthly: $7.92
Monthly renewal; rollover until cancellation
Databay Flex · one-time pack
$27.50 calculated / $0.55 per GB
25 GB minimum: $13.75
31-day validity; 1 GB increments from 25 GB
DataImpulse · prepaid PAYG
$50 / $1 per GB
5 GB / $5 Intro; one-time, new customers
Basic 50 GB pack; unused traffic never expires
IPRoyal PAYG
Exact 50 GB total not established
1 GB $7.35; 10 GB $55.10
PAYG traffic never expires; monthly subscriptions are different offers
Prices checked on
USD, checked 15 October 2026. These public global country-selector rates are a quantity comparison, not country-specific checkout quotes. Databay 50 GB = $0.55 × 50; IPRoyal 50 GB remains unresolved. Validity, renewal, tax, eligibility and final terms differ. We do not claim to be the cheapest at any volume.
Why a headline rate is not the 50 GB price
Separate public tiers checked 15 October 2026. TB follows each source’s stated allowance; IPRoyal explicitly states 10 TB = 10,000 GB.
Provider
Separate volume tier
Published rate or total
How to read it
Geonode
100 TB monthly
$0.27/GB; $27,000/month
The headline belongs to 100 TB, not the 50 GB subscription
DataImpulse
1 TB Residential Advanced
$0.80/GB; $800
A different allowance from the Basic 50 GB pack
IPRoyal PAYG
Custom plan from 10 TB
$1.84/GB
A volume threshold; not a 1 GB or 50 GB PAYG quote
How do the benchmarks map to key African markets?
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Country documents reviewed 15 October 2026; six illustrative markets from the same 49-location dataset.
Each cell links the relevant country evidence and, where residential documentation exists, shows the shared public price benchmark above. A global published rate is not a country-specific or city-specific checkout quotation. No purchase, route or surcharge test was performed.
Method: one quantity, explicit terms and reproducible classifications
This price index is a dated compilation with a fixed 50 GB reference quantity, not a weighted market index or a time-series price change. The pricing sample comprises Geonode monthly residential, Databay Residential Flex, DataImpulse Residential and IPRoyal Residential PAYG. The public price cards were reread on 15 October 2026. Different products, subscription cycles, introductory eligibility and volume thresholds remain separate.
Three competitor 50 GB totals are established: $34.65 published by Geonode, $27.50 calculated from Databay’s published flat $0.55/GB, and DataImpulse’s published $50 Basic pack. Their unweighted sample median is $34.65, or $0.693/GB; their range is $27.50–$50. The denominator is three, not the whole market. AfricaProxies and the missing IPRoyal exact quote are excluded from those summary calculations.
The geographic universe contains 49 sub-Saharan African countries and territories, including Réunion. Four competitor offers yield 196 documentary observations; 49 separate AfricaProxies service declarations bring the export to 245 records. Residential documentation requires an explicit relevant product statement. Catalogue-only and unresolved records retain their limits. The six-market table maps those documents to public global rates without claiming local checkout quotes or live stock.
Each downloadable record preserves country, provider, source URL, check date, product scope, 50 GB total, entry offer, billing model, expiry and calculation basis. The JSON also preserves separate volume observations and the major mobile operators named through official network sources. Our network-supply policy remains a service declaration, distinct from competitor evidence and an independently tested ASN inventory.
Reuse and correction. The AfricaProxies compilation is available under CC BY 4.0. Underlying provider pages, logos and legal documents keep their own rights. Cite the report URL, the 15 October 2026 edition and the underlying source for a row. Recheck a changed source before updating its amount, model or coverage status; retain missing exact quotes as missing.
What did the document review establish?
196
Country/offer pairs
49 locations × 4 competitors
171
Residential documented
A relevant residential or Flex description was found
9
Catalogue only
Product capability remains unconfirmed
16
Not established
An unresolved record is not an absence claim
How much country-specific documentation did each offer provide?
Documentary coverage reviewed 15 October 2026; 49 locations per offer.
Offer
Residential documented / 49
Catalogue only
Not established
Geonode
45
0
4
Databay Flex
38
5
6
DataImpulse
49
0
0
IPRoyal
39
4
6
A documentary count measures the scope of reviewed product descriptions, not available IPs, success rates or a provider ranking.
Five findings behind the tables
1. Quantity and validity change the comparison. Among the three competitors with an established exact or explicitly calculated 50 GB price, the totals span $27.50 to $50. That is a documented sample, not a claim about the entire market. Geonode’s subscription, Databay’s 31-day pack and DataImpulse’s non-expiring prepaid traffic buy different time horizons.
2. Entry headlines are not 50 GB quotes. A new-customer 5 GB offer or a 10 GB subscription cannot substitute for the larger package total. The table therefore keeps entry size, required funding and the common-volume comparison in separate fields. Our $1.23 plan also requires a balance top-up of at least $25.
3. A catalogue does not settle the product. Nine reviewed country/offer pairs remain catalogue-only. Five Databay country reports explicitly leave network options unconfirmed; four IPRoyal records do not establish an applicable country-specific residential statement. Those entries are not promoted to residential evidence merely because a country has a page.
4. Directory gaps need individual checking. DataImpulse’s Eritrea residential page was found separately from its directory. Conversely, an IPRoyal Djibouti route returned 404 and the relevant residential paragraph on its Guinea route referred to Gambia. The records retain those limits rather than treating a route name as confirmation.
5. A local document is still not live stock. The 171 explicit residential records describe first-party commercial documentation. No proxy connection, purchase, city inventory or carrier consent audit was performed for this index. Check the required exit and actual product terms before using any documentary listing as an order requirement.
Find mobile operators by country
West AfricaOperator names, official sources and country coverage records
East AfricaOperator names, official sources and country coverage records
Central AfricaOperator names, official sources and country coverage records
Southern AfricaOperator names, official sources and country coverage records
West Africa coverage records
Each country names its main mobile operators and official network sources, followed by the competitor coverage documents.
Benin (BJ) — MTN Benin (Spacetel)
Benin documentary record
Main mobile operators
MTN Benin (Spacetel)
Access type
MTN Benin operates a mobile network with 3G/4G data services.
Catalogue only — checked 2026-10-15. Named in general Africa directory; Guinea country page includes Gambia-specific residential paragraphs. Product-specific attribution to Guinea is not established.
Guinea-Bissau (GW) — Orange Bissau
Guinea-Bissau documentary record
Main mobile operators
Orange Bissau
Access type
Orange Bissau provides mobile voice and data services, including 4G+ internet.
Catalogue only — checked 2026-10-15. Country guide and historical catalogue exist, but its country coverage section states that current paid-network options are unconfirmed. No Flex route established; no absence conclusion.
DataImpulse
Residential documentation — checked 2026-10-15
IPRoyal
Residential documentation — checked 2026-10-15
Comoros (KM) — Comores Telecom (Huri), Yas
Comoros documentary record
Main mobile operators
Comores Telecom (Huri), Yas
Access type
Huri by Comores Telecom and Yas offer mobile voice and data services in Comoros.
Catalogue only — checked 2026-10-15. Country guide and historical catalogue exist, but its country coverage section states that current paid-network options are unconfirmed. No Flex route established; no absence conclusion.
DataImpulse
Residential documentation — checked 2026-10-15
IPRoyal
Not established — checked 2026-10-15. No matching country entry in this directory; no absence claim.
Djibouti (DJ) — Djibouti Telecom
Djibouti documentary record
Main mobile operators
Djibouti Telecom
Access type
Djibouti Telecom provides mobile voice and data services under its Evatis brand.
Catalogue only — checked 2026-10-15. Named in general Africa directory; linked country route returned HTTP 404. Residential product not established for this entry.
Catalogue only — checked 2026-10-15. Country guide and historical catalogue exist, but its country coverage section states that current paid-network options are unconfirmed. No Flex route established; no absence conclusion.
DataImpulse
Residential documentation — checked 2026-10-15
IPRoyal
Residential documentation — checked 2026-10-15
Ethiopia (ET) — Ethio telecom, Safaricom Ethiopia
Ethiopia documentary record
Main mobile operators
Ethio telecom, Safaricom Ethiopia
Access type
Ethio telecom and Safaricom Ethiopia provide mobile voice and broadband services.
Catalogue only — checked 2026-10-15. Country guide and historical catalogue exist, but its country coverage section states that current paid-network options are unconfirmed. No Flex route established; no absence conclusion.
DataImpulse
Residential documentation — checked 2026-10-15
IPRoyal
Residential documentation — checked 2026-10-15
Chad (TD) — Moov Africa Tchad, Airtel Chad
Chad documentary record
Main mobile operators
Moov Africa Tchad, Airtel Chad
Access type
Mobile voice and data networks from Moov Africa Tchad and Airtel Chad; availability varies by location.
Catalogue only — checked 2026-10-15. Country guide and historical catalogue exist, but its country coverage section states that current paid-network options are unconfirmed. No Flex route established; no absence conclusion.
DataImpulse
Residential documentation — checked 2026-10-15
IPRoyal
Residential documentation — checked 2026-10-15
DR Congo (CD) — Vodacom RDC
DR Congo documentary record
Main mobile operators
Vodacom RDC
Access type
Vodacom RDC mobile network with documented 4G Internet service; local radio coverage varies.
Not established — checked 2026-10-15. No matching country entry in this directory; no absence claim.
DataImpulse
Residential documentation — checked 2026-10-15
IPRoyal
Catalogue only — checked 2026-10-15. Named in general Africa directory; country page retrieved but only general residential navigation/cards/FAQ found, without a country-specific residential statement.
São Tomé and Príncipe (ST) — CST, Unitel STP
São Tomé and Príncipe documentary record
Main mobile operators
CST, Unitel STP
Access type
CST and Unitel STP mobile voice/data networks; CST also documents 4G router access.
Not established — checked 2026-10-15. No matching country entry in this directory; no absence claim.
Databay Flex
Not established — checked 2026-10-15. No matching country entry in this directory; no absence claim.
DataImpulse
Residential documentation — checked 2026-10-15
IPRoyal
Catalogue only — checked 2026-10-15. Named in general Africa directory; country page retrieved but only general residential navigation/cards/FAQ found, without a country-specific residential statement.
Which mobile operator networks do your proxies use?
Our proxies use IP addresses from the main mobile operators in each covered country. City and specific network availability varies. Open a country record for mobile operator names and official sources. The operator identifies the telecom network; it does not mean every traffic plan includes a dedicated 4G/5G modem. Check the product and the operator or ASN returned by the actual connection when a test requires a specific network.
Does a residential-documentation label prove an IP is online?
No. It identifies what a first-party directory or country-specific product document says. A current connection, a city-selection result and a successfully completed purchase are separate observations. The review performed none of those tests, so neither a documentation count nor the operator’s statement is presented as live stock.
Why is the exact IPRoyal 50 GB price not calculated?
The inspected PAYG cards establish other quantities, including 1 GB and 10 GB. They do not establish the exact 50 GB checkout total. Applying one tier’s unit rate to an unquoted quantity could misstate the offer, so this index keeps that cell unresolved and links the original pricing page.
Can I use the country records without trusting the compiler?
Yes. Follow the first-party source linked in the record and compare its country and product scope with the stored status. The downloads preserve the check date and source route so a reader can reproduce the classification. Our own commercial interest is disclosed and our statement is separated from the competitor-document denominator.
Open the source listOfficial directories and price sources (8)
